Kathleen Charters and Lawrence Charters
Explorations large and small
Dublin 2019: An Irish Worldcon was the 77th World Science Fiction Convention, the oldest science fiction convention in the world. Each year, it meets in a different city, and for 2019, the host was Dublin, Ireland, the first time for Continue reading Dublin 2019: Retrospective Hugos for 1944
Pirates are thriving, and it may be a good thing. On December 2, Iceland’s President mandated that Pirate Party Member of Parliament Birgitta Jónsdóttir form a government. In the October 2016 general election, the Pirate Party came in third, but the two Continue reading Pirate Party: success at last!
A previous tribute to a red BMW i3 noted that it runs on batteries. Very cool, and very rare. But in a single morning, this silver BMW i3 and a silver Honda Civic plug-in hybrid were spotted at the same charging station Continue reading And it runs on batteries II
Much has been written about how writers plumb the very depths of their souls in an attempt to construct a narrative. But far less attention has been devoted to the narrative arc of plumbing. You might say, “But plumbing is Continue reading Narrative arc of plumbing
After spending a week at Sasquan, the 73rd World Science Fiction Convention in Spokane, Washington, it was somewhat disturbing to find this on my desk: The obviously empty container claims to contain a tribble, an alien species from the planet Continue reading Urgent: escaped tribble!
Tesla sells electric cars. These are not hybrids, with both a gas and an electric engine, but a pure, electric engine car. Traditionally, electric cars were limited to commercial operations in and around warehouses and other short-distance operations, or in Continue reading Tesla Supercharger Station
Very informative chart, but also very pretty. Image is from NASA. Potentially harmful asteroids (full size).
Outstanding anti-smoking video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gV9_P2Oc3U Write like the wind, George R.R. Martin! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7lp3RhzfgI Books that shaped America: http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/books-that-shaped-america/ The evolution of print: And who says the world is without irony? Dettifoss, Iceland, Prometheus, and Ridley Scott in one video: http://vimeo.com/43258575 http://icelandwantstobeyourfriend.tumblr.com/ Continue reading Digital scrapbook IV
Try this in your organization: with no warning, call some people in and then tell them they have 30 minutes to come up with a detailed budget for the coming fiscal year, complete with quarterly breakdowns of how much of that money Continue reading Fiscal year planning